Emergency fuel-tank for motor-vehicles.



L. s. HART & N. E. LEE. EME'RGEMY FUEL TANK FOR MOTOR VEHICLES APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 19, 1914.

1,126,995, Patented Feb. 2, 1915;

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L S. HART & N. E. LEE, EMERGENCY FUEL TANK FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

'- APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19, 1014. I 4

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LOUIE S. HART AND NORKIIAII E. LEE, 03? NEW HAVEN, NEST VIRGINIA.

EMERGENCY FUEL J'EENK .lllGTGR-VEHICLES.

Application filed September in. crlal To all whom it may concern Xomux Lin-1, citizens of the United. Stains, residing at cw Haven. in the county of lslason and State of West Virginia have imented certain new and useful improve merits in l lnierge icy Fuel-Tanks for lvlotoi-- Vehicles, of which the following is a specification. rei'erei'ice being had to the acconn panying drawings.

This invention relates to motor vehicles and pariicnlurlv to an emergency fuel tank and feeding device.

An object of this invention is the provision of an emergency fuel tank in which a supply of fuel normally contained there- 'in to he used in the corhnreter only when the amount of gasolene in the main rank is so small that the same will not flow to the corbureter when the vehicle is climbing a hilh the emergency tank being so arranged that the fuel contained therein will automatically How to the carburetor upon the opening of a valve which normally prevenis the fuel from reaching the carburetor.

A further object of this invention the provision of an emergency fuel tank which is connected to one arm of a threeovay valve casing, the main fuel tank being connected to another arm of the casing. and the remaining arnrheing connected to the car-lore rotor of the motor so that when the valve is disposed to provide communication oetvveen the main tank and the carburetor connnnnication between-the emergency tank and the carburetor is cutoff, and vice verso.

With these and other objecls in view. our invention consists in the novel construction. combination and arrangen'ient of pans to he hereinafter more fully described. claimed and illustrated in the accompanying oruvv ing, in which- Figure l is a side elevational view of our device; Fig. 2 is a top plan View thereof; Fig. 3 is a front view; l is :1 longitudinal sectional view of the valve and casing used in connection with the device; Fig. 5 is a top plan vievv of the valve casing showing the valve in section; and Fig. 6 is a top plan view. showing the manner of connecting the valve operating; frame to the ope-rating lever.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the frame of a motor vehicle which is provided with the front wheel fenders 2, and secured to the ill it known that we. Louis D. llAR'l and.

Specification. of Letters Belem.

Patented reh. 19915 under face of the left hand fender is an emergency fuel tank 3 which is provided with a filling neck l progecting upwardly through ider.

the i- ,llie nmncml designates the carburetor of the motor, in which one tubular arm 6 ot a three-way valve casing i is connected, the ren'iaining tubular arms of the casing being arranged in al-incnicnt with each other in :1 plane at right angles tothe arm 6.

Extending from the bottom of the tank 3 is an outlet. pipe 8 which is connected in the forwardly extending tubular arm 9 of the valve casing i". and extending roarxvardly from the rear arm .10 of the valve casing is a. feed pipe 11 which extends from the valve casing to the main Fuel tank 12 of the motor. v

FOIDIw-l in the valve casino; 7 at the junclure, of the tubular arms is d vertical opein ing in whi h a rotary valve 13 is mounted, the valve having e. pair of openings 14: and

l5 tin-med therein which extend out right nieni will be seen that when fuel is per init-ted to flow from the main tank to the rorhureter. the flow of fuel from the omen senor tank to the carhureter is cut oil, and when the valve is turned to permit the low of fuel from the emergency tank the fuel supply from the main tank is out off. EX tending" inwardly from the valve is an. arm 18 chrouggh the medium o'l which the valve ('iperzited, and coi'inected to the free end of the arm 18 is the forward end of a. connecting rod 19 which extends reorwardly ol the vehicle and connected at its rear end io one end of a crank shaft, 20 which. extends across the vehicle under the floor thereof. Connected to the other end of the crank shaft 20 is a lever 21 which extends upwardly through a slot in the floor of the vehicle, the upper end of the. lever heing'engaged againsta spring bar 22 which is provided with a plurality of spaced notches formed therein, the leverheing" adapted to engage in anyone of the notches to hold the valve 13' in such position so that either the main tank 12 connnunicntes with the carburetor, or the emergency tank 3 communicates therewith. A sheet of as bestos or other non-heating material 24; is

arranged between the upper face of the emergency tank 3 and the tender to protect the tankairoin the heat of the suns rays and the heat of the motor, the esoestossheet also preventing the tank from rattling against the fender.

In the practical use of our device, the vehicle is operated in the ordinary manner with the tank 12 containing the main store of fueLthe tank 12 being in communication \viththe carbnreter bynrrnnging the hand lever 21 in the notch of the spring bar 22 which will hold the valve 13 with the opening 15 registering, with the tubular arm 10 .which is connected with the feed pipe of the main tank 12;:ind the opening 1-1 registering with the him which communicates with the carburetor. Eahould the vehicle he climbing o steep incline with the supply of fuel in the inziin tank so low that the fuel will not flow to the carburetor, the leverfll may he immediately actuated to rotate the valve 13 so that the opening 16% therein Wlil communicate with the arm 9, to which the feed pipe 8 of the emergency ten-k is conhected, so'thnt the opening cote through the arm. ('3 with the caroureter, whereupon the supply of fuel contained Within the emerflenc tank will iinniedietel fiowinto the carburetor so that the mach ne will not be stalled on e hill. Vnen thevn-ivc 1 3 is in such position that the fuel is allowed "'tofiow from the emergency tank to the can bnreter, communication betvcen the valve casing and the main tank is cut off so that the fuel -from the emergency tank will be prevented from lowing hack into the Feed pipcof the main tank.

Having thus fully described our invention,

zWhn-t we desire to claim and secure by Let tors Potent is:

L111 combination with n motor volume having a carhurcter, a valve casing having a. tubular 2mm connected with said ooi'hw Peter, said casingjflhiwing tnhulnr. grins. extending therefrom in a direction at right angles to th'e'iirst mentioned n-i'nnlo nnun fuel tank, a :t'eed'pipe cit-ending from said mom tank andiconnectedv'ith{one oi' the other arms oi? said valve. casing, an emergencytaiik. '15. feed pipc'extending from the 1.5 Wili common licences i 2. In combination w th a motor vehicle having a carburetor, a main fuel. tank orronged reertvardly of the carburetor, a feed pipe extending flOlliltllB main pipe to the cerbureter, an emergency tank connected to one of the front fenders of the vehicle forwordly of the carburetor, and means for preventing the flow of fuel from the emergency tank to the carburetor when the main tank is in. communication with said carburetor, and vice versa.

3. In combination with a motor vehicle having e carburetor, a valve casing con nected to the carburetor, main fuel tank, o.

feed pipe extending from said main pipe and connected to the valve casing, an emergencyitnnk, a feed pipe extending from the emergency tank and connected to the valve casing, a valve mounted in the casing, and means for operating the valve whereby-to open communication between one of the tanks and the carburetor while communication between the other of the tanks and the carburetor is shut off.

41, in combination with a motor vehicle he ting ii cnrlfiureter, amain fuel tank and an emergency tank, a valve casing having a plurality of tubular arms, one connected 'With the main fuel tank and one connected With i the emergency tank, and one connected with the carburetor, a. valve mounted in said cos mg and adapted to establish communication between either one of the arms leading to the tanks and the carburetor, and means for shifting the valve \vherebyto open communicationhetween one of said tanks and said carburetor, and simultaneously close communicationbetween the other of seidftenaks and the carburetor;

in testimony whereof we hereunto aihx our signatures in the presence-of tivl'ov witnesses.

LGUIE S; if. NORMAN EL LEE Witnesses;

R. T. Omiincmn, FRANK L. meme-m. 

